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דְּבִיר H1688
H1688 is the Hebrew word דְּבִיר, transliterated Dᵉbîyr and said deb-eer'. The King James Version most often renders it debir.
What it means
Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Palestine.
Where it comes from
or (shortened) דְּבִר; (Joshua 13:26 (but see H3810 (לֹא דְבַר))), the same as H1687 (דְּבִיר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Debir.
Verses using דְּבִיר
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 10:3 · KJV
Wherefore Adonizedec king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
Joshua 10:38 · KJV
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
Joshua 10:39 · KJV
And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
Joshua 11:21 · KJV
And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
Joshua 12:13 · KJV
The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
Joshua 15:7 · KJV
And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:
Joshua 15:15 · KJV
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.
Joshua 21:15 · KJV
And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
Judges 1:11 · KJV
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher:
1 Chronicles 6:58 · KJV
And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
Common questions
What does Strong's H1688 mean?
H1688 is the Hebrew word דְּבִיר (Dᵉbîyr), meaning Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Palestine.
How is H1688 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it debir (11 times), toward debir (1 time).
How many times does H1688 appear in the Bible?
דְּבִיר (Dᵉbîyr) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1688 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (shortened) דְּבִר; (Joshua 13:26 (but see H3810 (לֹא דְבַר))), the same as H1687 (דְּבִיר).
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